Recently, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
chairperson Prasoon Joshi rebutted a report that the "modifications"
demanded by the censor board in the historical drama, has resulted in 300 cuts.
"The makers have submitted the final film with agreed
five modifications which has already been communicated and a U/A certificate
has been given to the film. CBFC's process is complete and any further news
about cuts is absolutely untrue. Let's refrain from utilising CBFC's name
unnecessarily," Joshi told a media source.
A report by a tabloid reported that to suit the demands of
the CBFC, "one of Bollywood's leading directors was sitting in the editing
suite at Rajkamal Studio at Parel, turning the specific locations of his magnum
opus into la la land".
The report further read that "Padmavat" director
Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been instructed to delete all references to Delhi,
Chittorgarh and Mewar from the movie and that "buzz is that they (the
modifications) have resulted in as many as 300 cuts".
"Padmavat", which was to previously release as
"Padmavati" on December 1 last year, has been entangled in a
controversy over assumed distortion of historical facts.
CBFC, in discussion with a special advisory panel, saw the
movie last month and decided to grant the movie a U/A certificate with five amendments,
including title change and two disclaimers.
The film, starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and
Shahid Kapoor, is scheduled to release on January 25, but the Rajasthan
government has said they won't allow it to be showed in the state.
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